Pictures!

Here are a few pictures --I have a lot more that I am going to post, but my computer is being really slow. So here are a few for now

15 month post (a little late)

Whew....Asher is napping, the dishes are done and the laundry is not quite ready to be folded so I have a free second to sit down and update--finally. It seems like so much has happened since the last time I updated the blog, but mainly it has just been the normal day to day routine that keeps us so busy! Asher turned 15 months on the 3rd of February. We went for his checkup that week. He had to get two shots :( He was NOT happy about them either. The older he gets, the more traumatic going to do the doctor for shots seems to be. He was easily consoled once the shots were over and he was in my arms, thankfully. He weighed in at 23 pounds 5 ounces, was 30 1/2" long (which I'm not sure is accurate b/c he was pretty squirmy when he was laying on the table to mark him) and his head circumference was a whopping 18 1/2". He is in the 20th and 30th percentile for his weight, which I was a little concerned about, but our doctor assured me that he is a very healthy boy. He is just very active at this age, so he won't be gaining a lot of weight despite the fact that I feel like he eats almost constantly--haha. And active he certainly is! He keeps this preggo mamma on the go! He has begun to talk so much!! His vocabulary has expanded so much in the past few weeks. Just yesterday morning, I was in our room getting ready and Mickey Mouse came on t.v. and he ran in there and pointed to the t.v. and said 'hot dog' and started doing the hot dog dance (which if you watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse--you know what this is :)). He has started to distinguish his word for more (more-more) and Mommy. He says Mommy very clearly now--which I adore! Other words he has added: shoes, socks, bellybutton, down, snack ('nack'), baby, hot dog, chicken (nickin), paci (pa-pa) and he will say Nonni for my mom and he will try to repeat words, but those are the ones he speaks the clearest. He is so great about following instructions too. Some of his favorite things right now are coloring-he loves to color, playing in the kitchen while we cook, 'helping' us cook, dancing, and chasing Daphne. We are very ready for warm weather--it's harder to find indoor entertainment and we are looking forward to being able to spend days outside! In other news, Asher had a blast playing in the snow we had last weekend. It was beautiful and a perfect amount! Just enough to play in, but not enough to shut everything down ( which doesn't have to be a lot for our little town-hah) I have some really cute video of Asher playing in the snow, I'll have to get Zack to add them later. All in all, life is sweet! We are so amazed at how Asher continues to grow, and change and learn new things right before our eyes--dazzling us with his incredible smile and precious personality! Zack and I were talking about how fast time goes once you have a child. When I was pregnant with Asher, we thought he would never get here-and now he is RUNNING all over the place! Thank you Asher, for being YOU! and for bringing so much crazy joy into our lives! What did we ever do without you little man?

(pictures to come soon!!)

Bath Time Fun!

Not much has been happening around the Casey household lately. We have been busy with our day to day routine. Asher continues to amaze us with the way he is turning more and more in to a little boy-he's not a baby anymore!! He has such a sweet personality, but don't mistake me--he is ALL boy!! He RUNS everywhere, loves to chase Daphne and play with his basketball goal and his slide. There is no taming this little tornado we live with. I love it! He has brought so much happiness and joy into our lives and continues to be such a blessing. Our baby girl is growing (along with her Momma!). I am feeling good and still have a lot of energy, thankfully! I kind of feel sorry for this baby. If I didn't have this protruding abdomen or the occasional pregnancy symptom, I think I would forget I was pregnant. I guess my little boy just keeps me really occupied! Anyways, here are some pictures from bath time.

Don't you just love this face!

Day 7: San Diego Zoo

Asher says RRRaaaarrr!

Nap time :) (He rubs his tummy when he is sleepy)

Asher loves his Pops!!

We spent our last full day in California at the San Diego Zoo. We were all pretty tired after a week of going non-stop, but we were still able to enjoy all the animals at the zoo. It is a HUGE zoo! We got to see lots of animals. The only thing we didn't get to see were the Panda bears because the line was sooooo long. Asher would growl/roar at the animals. He was fascinated by the animals! Some animals that I can remember that we saw: lions, tigers, cheetah, giraffes, rhinoceros, hippo, panther, tapir, meerkats, grizzly bear, black bear, polar bear, elephants, and lots and lots of monkeys. We saw so many other animals, but those are just a few that Zack and I could remember.

Day 6: San Diego and Sea World!

The beach in front of our hotel in San Diego

I had to show a picture of the gigantic bath tub we had in our room! Love it!

Asher helping us pack up to go to San Diego!

Shamu!

Caroline feeding the sea lions

waiting for a bite :)

Meeting Cookie Monster--he was NOT happy about it--haha! (We also met Elmo and Zoe, but those pictures are on the video camera)

Daddy and Asher in front of the penguins

Family picture!

Sea World was a lot of fun!! There were so many neat shows! Asher loved the Shamu show. When he would see Shamu jump out of the water, he would go 'oooohh'--so cute! He also loved the penguins and the dolphins.

Christmas in California!!

Where to start? We did so much and have so many cute stories and fun memories. I'll try to summarize our trip in a nutshell: We left Christmas Day for California. We stayed in Anaheim for 6 nights and then went to San Diego for 2 nights. Our first day we went to Universal Studios. The next day, Sunday, we drove to Simi Valley to go to Cornerstone Church, which is the church that Frances Chan pastors. After church we drove to Hollywood and saw the sights. We walked down Hollywood Blvd, (which was pure madness by the way), visited Grauman's Chinese theater, and drove down Rodeo drive (we didn't stop here--as if we could afford to shop in any store there, hah). The next day began our three days at Disneyland. I will say this--I LOVE LOVE DISNEY!!!! I definitely liked spending time at Disney more than Universal Studios. It is much more kid-friendly and family oriented. Universal Studios seemed more for grown ups and didn't have as many things for Asher to do. We drove to San Diego for our last leg of the trip where we went to Sea World and the San Diego Zoo. We had a wonderful time! I just want to take a second to brag on my baby. He was so, so, so good for the trip. He is such a pleasant child and was happy to be on the go and content pretty much wherever we were. We would get up and go early and be out until after dinner every day and he was just an angel, especially given the fact that he was completely out of his routine and only got to take short 20-30 minute naps (as opposed to his 2 hour nap we have at home) He did great on the 4 1/2 hour plane ride too. I have a TON of pictures, so I am going to make posts by the Day. This is for you Grams! :)

Day 5: Disneyland again

We went to Disneyland again. About mid-morning it started raining, and it rained pretty much all day. We ended up leaving the park after lunch and split up. Half the group went to a movie and the other half went to the mall---can you guess who went where? :)

Minnie Mouse!

Asher's Favorite ride---DUMBO!!

We finally met the main man Mickey!! (We stood in line to meet him twice the first day and he had to leave before we could get a picture--we finally got one the last day!)

Asher LOVED the balloon Aunt Gabby got him!

sleeping like a baby